Although it may seem incredible, it is a real and very recurring fact that many do not take your medicines as normal. Just as some children take it without prejudice, otherwise you have to devise a lot of strategies to be able to give medicine to children.
Not even though they are aware of how sick they are, they are not able to understand and reason that taking medicine will make them feel much better in the short term. His idea is based on the irrational "no" and use of the best techniques so that they consume it. they will not lead to the best results.
How do some children react to taking medicine?
We are talking about various medications prescribed by the doctor, among them we generally include syrups, drops, pills, suppositories or creams. The taking of any of them can disturb your supply in many children. As a general rule and in any of its dosages it causes a rejection and there is no way to provide it.
Children get restless, scream, fight, spit it out, others swallow it, but within a minute they are vomiting it ...their condition as sick matters little or nothing to them. Parents are aware of this problem and We look for the best way and strategy to be able to fulfill our mission. The important thing is not to lose your temper, because as always everything can make things worse.
Giving Medicines to Children of Different Ages
We talk about children and babies, generally they cover a wide range of ages. The first negotiation is surely the most logical and the most feasible, and it is make your medicine take with our words without any inconvenience.
Give medication to a baby
- If it is a baby and its rejection is without logic we cannot negotiate otherwise than camouflaging its flavor somehow (We can mix it with a small portion of liquid that he can drink at that age).
- If the idea is to supply it directly and the medicine is liquid, we can try to hug the child with one of our arms and tilting it at about 45 °. The best way is to give it with a plastic syringe without a needle. We will bring it inside the mouth and at the end of his mouth to the side, with the probability that he will swallow it immediately.
- If we give you the medicine place the liquid on the side of the mouthIf you do it close to his cheeks, you will probably give him the opportunity to spit it out without any difficulty. Do not try to squirt directly into his throat because you will most likelye you choke.
- Finally you can give you a drink of water, milk, or fruit juice.
Giving medication to toddlers and preschoolers
These kids have a bit more knowledge and their refusal can be very stubborn. There are many, many drugs that taste great and even with those they are unable to open their mouths. It is because of that the ideal is to have to camouflage the taste of the medicinesMix them with a cold drink, if possible with a strong flavor so that its flavor is not noticeable and that it is at least your favorite drink. Also You can choose to mix it with a meal or with a dessert.
There are parents who choose give them ice cream or something very cold to numb their taste buds, in this way they can deliver the medicine immediately afterwards.
If you choose to give it to him try to do it next to the mouth, do not do it directly in the center of the palate because it can cause retching. If you give him pills, put them on the back of the tongue and not to one side, but he will spit them out and followed by some liquid that they may like.
You can choose Give it to him with the measuring syringe or with a spoon. My best option has always been the spoonful, because with a single touch it enters your mouth and you only have to automatically suck to give that drink.
Do not make them mistake that medications are candy, always make them understand that they are treated medicines with good taste so that they are taken without difficulty by children.
Try not to bribe or negotiate your shots, This will make them require more and more negotiations. It is always better to rush at the moment with something and above all give him a big hug and congratulate him on his great work.